WELCOME TO

The Department of Medicine

Residency Program in
Internal Medicine
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Founded in 1852, The

Mount Sinai Hospital is an
1171- bed major urban
hospital long noted for
delivering the most
sophisticated and advanced
medical care available.
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Mount Sinai School of

Medicine (MSSM) was
chartered in 1963 and
began operation in 1968. It
is currently affiliated with
New York University.
MSSM is the only medical
school created by a hospital
since the famous Flexner
Report was issued in 1910.
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For the tenth

consecutive year,
Mount Sinai is
included in the U.S.
News & World Report
listings of “America’s
Best Hospitals.”

“Best Hospital” Listing

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Over 200 Mount

Sinai faculty
members are listed
in the most recent
issue of New York
Magazine’s “Best
Doctors” issue.

Simply the Best

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Mount Sinai School of

Medicine ranks 27th
among the nation’s
medical schools in
U.S. News and World
Report’s “Best
Graduate Schools”
issue.

MSSM 27th Among Medical Schools Nationally

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The Department of
Medicine’s residency
program in internal
medicine emphasizes
friendship and
camaraderie.
We believe that people
achieve most in a
positive learning climate.
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House staff physicians

serve on a council of
elected representatives
that is an integral part
of governance for the
Department of
Medicine.

Leaders of Tomorrow
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The goal of our

residency program
is to produce
physician-scientists
capable of strong
academic
leadership. All
trainees become
outstanding general
internists
regardless of
subsequent career
Leaders of Tomorrow plans.
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At Mount Sinai, you will rotate

through three hospitals with
highly diverse patient
populations:
• Mount Sinai Hospital
• James J. Peters VA Medical
Center (Bronx, NY)
• Elmhurst Hospital Center
(Queens, New York)

Unique Learning
Opportunities
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Residents committed to integrating

global health into their careers
have options ranging from taking
electives…

Global Health programs

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…to enrolling in a full residency

program. Those completing the
global health program will be board
eligible in both Internal Medicine
and Pediatrics and will obtain a
Masters of Public Health degree
with a concentration in Global
Health.

Combined Global Health

Internal Medicine and
Pediatrics Residency
(4 years)
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Research
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There are unlimited

opportunities in the dynamic
Mount Sinai research
environment.

We ranked in the Top 20 in the

country among medical schools
in 2005 and 2006.

NIH support is growing every

year -- we anticipate a
significant increase in NIH
funding for 2007-2008.
National Institutes of
Health Research Funding
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Mount Sinai is renowned for its

basic and clinical research. Many
illustrious scientists have served on
its faculty, including Nobel laureate
Dr. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow. She
developed the radioimmunoassay
along with longtime research partner
Solomon Berson, former Chairman
of Medicine at Mount Sinai. They
performed most of their work at their
laboratories located at the James J.
Peters VA Medical Center in the
Dr. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Bronx (NY).
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Doctor Yalow accepted the Nobel Prize

in physiology in 1977 on behalf of the
late Dr. Berson. She continued to work
at Mount Sinai.
The pair freely trained scientists from
all over the world in RIA and kept no
secrets from the scientific community.
Today, RIA remains key to biochemical
research.
Their legacy continues at Mount Sinai,
where research is conducted in a highly
collegial environment.

Radioimmunoassay

Solomon Berson
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Crohn’s Disease derives its name

from pioneering Mount Sinai
gastroenterologist Burrill Crohn,
M.D., who first described the
condition in a landmark 1932
publication along with two
colleagues: Drs. Leon Ginzburg
and Gordon D. Oppenheimer.

They described 14 initial cases,

characterizing Crohn's disease as
Dr. Burrill Crohn "Regional ileitis: A New Clinical
Entity" on publication.
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Hans Popper, M.D., Ph.D., an

eminent pathologist, had the greatest
impact on Mount Sinai of any 20th
century physician.
He co-authored -- with Fenton
Schaffner, M.D., of the Dept. of
Medicine -- the first modern English-
language textbook on liver pathology.
Dr. Popper campaigned in 1960
among trustees and administration to
found a medical school. Thanks to
his efforts, the school was chartered
in 1963 and opened in 1968.

Dr. Hans Popper

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The short-track Research

Residency Program is
designed for physicians
committed to academic
careers in basic or
translational research.
The 6 or 7-year program
merges traditional clinical
training with the research
training of the basic
scientist.

Postgraduate Clinical And

Laboratory Training
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Physician-scientists can take a

short track research residency
consistent with American Board of
Internal Medicine (ABIM)
requirements. This unique program
allows qualified candidates to
complete board-eligible residency
programs in both internal medicine
and medical genetics within 5
years.

More options for

physician-scientists…
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Some Mount Sinai “Firsts…”

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 First to describe Brill's Disease,

Buerger's Disease, Churg-Strauss
Disease, collagen disease,
eosinophilic granuloma of bone,
Glomus Jugalare Tumor, Libman-
Sacks Disease, Moschcowitz
Disease, Tay-Sachs and more
 Identified Koplik's Spots as
pathognomonic for measles
 Described Shwartzman
Phenomenon
 Identified the gene for
Marfan Syndrome

First in Research Developed the concept of

subcellular pathology
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 First textbook in geriatrics

First English-language textbook on liver
diseases
 First textbook in America on thoracic
surgery
 First Department of Geriatrics in a U.S.
medical school
 First mandatory rotation for medical
students in a nursing home
 First center in New York to use
audiovisual systems and actors to help
First in Education students develop superb communication
skills
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 First use of platinum in the United States

to treat ovarian cancer
First blood transfusions with routine
compatibility tests
 First use of combination chemotherapy
for ovarian and breast cancer
First genetically engineered vaccine
First blood transfusion into an unborn
fetus
 First to perform a liver transplant in New
First in Patient Care York State
First successful cardiac stress test
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine

2007-2008